Official : Tall and athletic goalkeeper signs new deal with Chelsea 
Published: December 03, 2022
With a statement on their official website, Chelsea have announced that promising goalkeeper Luke Campbell has signed a new deal with the club.    Campbell has signed his first professional contract, committing him to the Blues until at least the end of the 2024-2025 season.    The 17-year-old glovesman...
Anglo-Nigerian striker scores first league goal of the season for Chelsea youth team
Published: December 03, 2022
Anglo-Nigerian striker Louis Flower was on target for Chelsea U18s as they came from behind to beat Aston Villa in a U18 Premier League match on Saturday, December 3.   It was his first goal for the Blues U18 team in the league this season, having fired blanks in four matches before the trip to Aston Villa.  ...
Arsenal 2 Watford 4 :  Five Nigeria-eligible players feature in behind-closed-doors friendly 
Published: December 03, 2022
Watford beat Arsenal 4-2 in a behind-closed-doors friendly staged at London Colney on Saturday with five players of Nigerian descent on parade in the second half.    Ethan Nwaneri and Nathan Butler-Oyedeji came off the bench at halftime, while Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong, former Nigeria U23 inter...
Aston Villa closely monitoring situation of Anglo-Nigeria midfielder 
Published: December 03, 2022
Premier League side Aston Villa are closely monitoring the situation of Anglo-Nigerian youngster Tim Iroegbunam ahead of the January transfer window.    The 2022 European U19 champion was loaned out by Aston Villa to Queens Park Rangers so he can play on a regular basis.    The plan has worked out well ...
Folarin Balogun: Why Arsenal-owned striker should choose Nigeria Over USA, England
Published: December 03, 2022
There was no England consideration and no USA men's national team selection either for the 2022 World Cup for Folarin Balogun.    This is the time that the Arsenal striker must realize that his best shot at international football is best served playing for Nigeria, the country of his origin.   Balogu...
Ex-Arsenal U21 skipper Ajayi makes injury return after missing 15 games for club, country
Published: December 02, 2022
Former Arsenal U21 skipper Semi Ajayi made his return from injury as West Brom suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of La Liga outfit Elche in a friendly on Friday afternoon.    The Nigeria international sustained a serious ankle injury in a Championship clash against Wigan Athletic on August 30.    Ajay...
Chelsea loanee Anjorin returns to action after 75 days out 
Published: December 02, 2022
Chelsea loanee Faustino Anjorin has recovered from illness and took to the field for Huddersfield Town in a friendly against Greek Super League champions Olympiakos in a friendly on Thursday afternoon.   The England youth international of Nigerian descent hadn't featured in a single game for the Terriers for...
2021 Super Eagles invitee beats another Nigeria target to Crystal Palace POTM
Published: December 02, 2022
2021 Super Eagles invitee Michael Olise has won Crystal Palace's Player of the Month award for November 2022.   Olise topped the official poll with 35 percent of the fans vote, beating another Nigeria Football Federation target Eberechi Eze (19.2 %) and Joachim Andersen (11.7 %) to the monthly accolade.  ...
PL Intl Cup : Anglo-Nigerian CB reveals positives from Arsenal defeat to Sparta Prague 
Published: December 01, 2022
Gunners hero Tomáš Rosický was in attendance at Meadow Park on Wednesday night as Arsenal U21s were beaten 1-0 by Sparta Prague in a Premier League International Cup clash.    It was Arsenal's development squad first defeat on home soil in all competitions since the start of the 2022-2023 season.  �...
Premier League clubs monitoring the situation of Chelsea Academy product Aina 
Published: December 01, 2022
English Premier League clubs are reportedly monitoring the situation of Chelsea Academy product Ola Aina.    According to Turin based sports daily Tuttosport, there are unnamed English clubs interested in the fullback who would gladly return to the Premier League.    The Nigeria international has approx...
Graham Potter promotes German-born Nigerian RB to Chelsea first team training 
Published: November 30, 2022
Chelsea started preparations for the second half of the 2022-2023 season on Tuesday, November 29, after a fortnight away from their Cobham training base.     As many as twelve Blues first team players are currently away on international duty with their respective nations at the ongoing World Cup in Qatar.  ...
Crystal Palace's Nigeria-eligible winger emerges as transfer target for Sheffield Wednesday 
Published: November 30, 2022
Malcolm Ebiowei has  emerged as a transfer target for League One club Sheffield Wednesday.    According to Alan Nixon via Football League World, Sheffield Wednesday are one of the clubs interested in sighing the 2019 Golden Eaglets invitee on loan in the January transfer window.    The Crystal Palace s...
'Joint top scorer', 'Too good', 'Magnificent' -  Nigerian fans hail England's two-goal hero Rashford
Published: November 29, 2022
It was a memorable evening for Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford as he inspired the Three Lions of England to victory over Wales.  Rashford bagged a brace as Gareth Southgate's men sealed their progression to the knockout rounds of the 2022 FIFA World Cup holding in Qatar as group winners.   E...
World Cup 2022 : Nigerian fans hail United States match-winner Christian Pulisic
Published: November 29, 2022
Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic lived up to his nickname "Captain America" as he led the United States Men's National Team to the knockout rounds of the 2022 FIFA World Cup holding in Qatar.   The United States of America defeated Iran 1-0 in a Group B matchday three encounter played at the Al Thumama Stad...
'Not impossible' - Agent admits Man Utd-linked Nigeria star could leave Napoli next summer
Published: November 29, 2022
Italian intermediary Andrea D'Amico, who was among the agents that brokered the deal taking Victor Osimhen from Lille to Napoli in 2020, has admitted that the Nigeria international could be leaving the Serie A club next summer.    Manchester United have identified Osimhen as a possible replacement for Cris...